a force of 20,000 drove the taliban out of helmand province. back then, brigadier general ge >> did you think you would be >> i didn't. really didn't. left here in 2012 we knew the didn't think i would be back here, no.>> ts time his mission different. training afghans to fight for themselves. we joined them as they flew over what is once again, taliban held territory. because not long after the marines pulled out, the taliban swept through helmand recapturing territory, u.s. forces fought and died for. with 349 american lives lost. >> this one of my positions. we can't give the location but this used to be a u.s. marine base. how hard of a fight do you think this is going to be? that fight will now be led by afghan brigadier general who stressed the urgent need for increased american support to defeat the taliban. this war is not just ours, he said, it is a war against international terrorism. we need america's advanced technology and more forces to fight with us. but general turner said marines' role is to train, advise and assist, the priori

. >> i'm cousin ashton, i come out blastin', i'm about as hungry as a taliban fasting so just like the clumps i'll fill my plate, ghetto grinding all day it's a crime of fate. >> in one of maricopa's primary men's facilities, the fourth avenue jail, when inmates are not in their small two-person cells, they can work out in an indoor rec room or in the common area between their cells. but every afternoon many of the inmates shift focus from their bodies to their bank accounts. >> this is how i make my money. i get 50 or 60 bucks every week. i got money coming off the streets, you know what i'm saying? so this is what i got to do. >> tell me how you make those chips. >> just put them inside caps, press them down. >> what are they? >> tissue. >> toilet paper. >> put them in the caps like that, push it down, get a pencil and shave it with an emery board and sprinkle and sprinkle like you're dusting them now. >> how much is each worth? >> each is worth a dollar. the blue ones worth 50 cents. >> since inmates are not allowed access to cash, they have another way to pay gambling debts. the lo

many of us as we are watching the story unfolds in afghanistan, seeing an uptick in support to the taliban, in some ways it looks like we have lost ground. secretary mattis has called for additional forces. do you think nato will be able to successfully increase their contribution? it's going to be a limited footprint. it's going to be an additional search. it does not feel like we want to make that commitment again. >> we are past the danger point of last summer with a previous ministration here it was considering reducing the commitment to afghan and we have seen a number of allies looking at how they, too, might uplift their commitment. i think in the west, we understand these terror groups are still there, still a threat to the west from their operations in afghanistan. i think we also understand afghanistan, if they were to collapse as a country, there would be huge publications in terms of migration further westwards, that would eventually and with us in western europe. i hope we can persuade our nato allies to increase their commitments again on the basis of driving up reinforcing r

. >> they're trying to be friendly with the taliban in case the taliban wins ump. it's also a great opportunity to poke the united states win. i think what we want to see out of the administration is a clear statement of commitment. we are there because we don't want afghanistan to once again become a safe haven for terrorists that could strike the united states. it could be the return after al qaeda but it could be the coming of the islamic state who's already been probing in afghanistan to see if they can find some ground. the last thing we want is for isis to move to afghanistan because we're not pushing back hard enough. >> this issue is on trump's desk right now. what will he do? >> well, i think -- >> what should he do? >> there's a big debate inside the white house between those who don't want him to touch this and who want to get us out of after g afghanistan and those who believe we've got to double down. i think the most important thing beyond the troop numbers is a strategy. you have to have a way to get the taliban to the table. nobody's going to win th

2015 during clashes between afg ha n forces planes in 2015 during clashes between afghan forces and taliban relatives. more than a0 people, including patients and medical staff, were killed in the attack. the us military blamed a combination of human error and equipment failure. medecins sans frontieres wa nt failure. medecins sans frontieres want security from both sides before expanding operations in kunduz. we are in the process of finalising commitment assuring us of the safety of our staff, patients and structure and we think we will be able to reopen activities and have communication enough to call co—ordinates. communication enough to call co-ordinates. they have to build a new, centre in 2018 although it is likely to be smaller than the previous facility. even so it would help to relieve the pressure on the problems. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: victims of the needle — the corner of america that's both heaven and hell for heroin addicts. mission control: you can see them coming down the ladder now. it's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. a cata

much of that territory is under control of the taliban. the afghan government has been pushing hard to recapture it with the help of u.s. and nato forces. back in this country, fire crews making progress as they continue to battle a massive wildfire near yosemite national park in california. evacuation orders for the nearby town of mariposa now lifted, but residents are returning to scenes of utter devastation. the flames, fueled by dry brush, destroying dozens of homes and sending smoke all the way to idaho. i'm arthel neville, now back to "hannity." ♪ spewing from what i understand, the reports are that the president did not want you to go. tell us what happened. >> he did not. he has been generous throughout the process. he wanted to bring new folks and to rev up the communications process, and my decision was to recommend to the president that i give antony and sarah a clean slate to start from. so that they could talk about the president's agenda and help move it forward. and he after some back and forth understood that the offer th

we supported the taliban, actually created the taliban to fight the russians. the russians left and the taliban took over that country in.invited al qaeda , 9/11 didowers m take place. we invaded afghanistan. we continue to operate the longest war in america's history and we've taken that forceization of use of and use that as an underlying legal reason for conducting wars in large sections of the world. certainly in the middle east, now it is being used in syria and somalia and other parts of africa. cleard to have the very policy going forward as to what we are going to do about afghanistan. it has been the graveyard of empires. it is a very conflict area. we need to have a clear understanding of what our goal is there. last i heard is our military thinks we may need to be there for generations. we need a new authorization of ae of force we need congressional debate as to what our plan is in afghanistan. we are trying to force that debate about the future of afghanistan. host: are we any closer to sing that debate on the floor -- seeing that debate on the flo

the taliban has set the target was intelligence officials. a bomb exploded near a bus. translation: after the blast, it was a horrific scene. many people we re it was a horrific scene. many people were on the ground, then i managed to get myself to the ambulance. this woman lost her son in the blast. security forces cordoned off the area. the fear is that the number of casualties is likely to rise. this bomb comes less than two months after an even bigger suicide truck bomb killed more than 150 people knew the diplomatic area of the city. the government promised to improve security men. this attack shows just how vulnerable the city still is. justin rowlatt, bbc news, kabul. the government is promising what it calls a revolution in the way electricity is generated, used, and stored. the business secretary, greg clark, is to announce more investment in battery technology, and details of a competition to boost innovation in energy storage. there will also be incentives for more flexible energy schemes and investment for improving battery technology. the research, developm

breaking news to get to, this internationally, the taliban claiming responsibility for a horrific attack in kabul, afghanistan. at least 24 people have died. dozens more injured after a suicide car bombing there. this early morning attack apparently targeted a bus carrying employees of the mines and petroleum ministry. authorities say all the dead and wounded are civilians. >>> at 4:36 this morning, coming up, getting to know siri. apple is integrating the system more and more. now there's a new celebrity offering tutorials on how to use her. the reason you'll be asking can you smell what siri is cooking? >> i think it's show time. >> can you smell what the rock is cooking? >>> the soccer match drawing big crowds. we'll tell you how the 49ers are lending a hand to make sure things are running smoothly. >>> good morning, i'm landon dowdy live from cnbc headquarters. here are today's top business headlines. we could start the day off on a down note. futures are lower. a very busy week for investors. we'll get reports on housing, consume earp confidence, durable goods and the first look at

afghan forces, backed by us air strikes, have been battling to dislodge taliban militants from the district of gereshk. it's described the deaths as "unfortunate" and pledged to investigate the incident. the cholera epidemic which is sweeping the war ravaged country of yemen is now believed to be the largest ever recorded in a single year. injust three months since the outbreak started, there have been more than 360,000 suspected cases. this is just the latest crisis to hit the country after two years of a devastating civil war and a famine that followed. nawal al—maghafi has been to the area in and around hajjah province where the outbreak started. another crisis has hit yemen. people here question how much more they can take. war and poverty have combined to mean cholera has swept through this country faster than any on record. unless treated quickly, this waterborne disease can kill. most have walked hours to get treatment, but only the fortunate make it in time. samira rushed here from the village to save her daughter. her family have suffered all three tragedies of this war. they hav

annual report for 2016, it also said jihadist groups such as so—called islamic state, al-qaeda and the taliban were the leading culprits for terrorist attacks. a brazilianjudge has ordered assets belonging to the country's former president to be frozen following his conviction for corruption. luiz inacio lula da silva denies the charges and said they are politically motivated. the bbc has revealed two—thirds of its stars earning more than $200,000 are men and admitted the corporation has to do more to tackle the gender pay gap. the bbc was compelled to reveal the information under the terms agreed with the uk government. there is also a gap between the pay for white presenters and those from a black, asian and minority ethnic backgrounds. scientists in the united states have calculated that 8.3 billion tons of plastics have been manufactured since the 1950s. that's enough debris to cover a country the size of argentina. the study also found that the use of the synthetic material has been accelerating. here's our science correspondent victoria gill. plastic, it seems to have a million uses. s

i grew up baptist taliban, made jump to libertarianism. from my perspective libertarian system about empowerment. it is party that women should be migrating to in my opinion. >> yeah. >> in your opinion, how do we draw more women to the libertarian philosophy and explain to them it is power of empowerment? whereas the democrat, progressive, idea to sort of replace men with the government? whereas the libertarian philosophy, to empower women and while also empowering men? so how would we do that? >> i do call myself a libertarian as well even though i'm not really a part of the libertarian party at all, yes, i think this is really true. that which is exactly right. we can not have a situation where women now substitute the government, okay, for the male figures upon which we used to depend, for economic sustenance. i think we need many more actual parties in the united states. the problem we have this giant big tent parties, the two, which suck up all the oxygen and all the money, become a kind of porridge. there is no clear thing. countrie

the attack claimed by the taliban was targeting police officers and killed at least nine officers. israel is removing metal detectors from a mocks in jerusalem after massive protest by palestinians who say the security measures were part of an effort by israelis to seize the control of the holy site. the move comes after the un secucurity councilil held an emergency meeting over the mounting protests and violence. at least seven people -- four palestinians and three israelis -- have been killed since friday. this is u.n. middle east envoy mickolay mladenov. >> and i call on the parties to refrain from provocative actions, show restraint and work toward finding a solution. it is extremely important a solution to the current crisis be found by friday this week. i think the dangers on the ground will escalate if we go through another cycle of friday prayer without a resolution to this current crisis. amy: israel says it will replace the metal detectors with another form of security measures. according to the website electronic intifada, some right-wing israeli extremists have been cal

when it comes to afghanistan, we have got to deal with the sanctuaries that the afghan taliban have in pakistan. that's job one. if we don't deal with that, then the war is protracted, and we're going to sacrifice more soldiers i think unnecessarily. so that, we have got to come to grips with that. and then put the resources back into afghanistan. yes, that requires some form of escalation. i'll leave it to the people who are closer to it than me. what that is. and commit yourself to the government that's in afghanistan and also help them in terms of their political reform and corruption. but make a commitment to the country that we're going to stay the course -- if we don't -- if we walk away or we leave it as it is, it becomes a breeding ground for radical islam terrorism that will be exported to europe and exported to the united states. it directly affects the security of the american people, and that is really what's on the table. >> and that's at the heart of the argument. general, always great to see you. enjoy your sunday. thank you very much for joining us. >> good talking to y

women's rights in that country have deteriorated under the taliban. the london tube is also promoting gender equality. transportation officials are now banning the greeting ladies and gentlemen and replacing it good morning, everyone. the tube says gender neutral greetings will be after employed to recorded announcements when they are updated this year. todd? todd: clayton, thanks. this week president trump said an open relationship with russia is important and french president macron agreed. so, why is the left continuing to push a red scare? one democrat even going so far as to suggest we should bomb them for meddling in our election. listen. >> we were and are under attack by a hostile foreign power and they seem to be abetting that foreign hostile power. we should be debating how many sanctions we should place on russia or whether we should blow up the kgb or rsu. we should be retaliating. any were a trump supporter i would want to retaliate because it was tainted his victory. todd: spokesperson under president obama and former financial intel ana

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the latest death, a 19-year-old who died monday afternoon from taliban mortar fire. despite these deaths and all the money that has been spent there, the taliban still controls one-third of afghanistan. to try to change that a group of senators visited afghanistan to push for more military action. >> we need a strategy in the united states that defines our role in afghanistan. that defines our objective and explains how we are going to get from here to there. >> having more american forces with nato forces with more aggressive rules of engagement. utilization of american air power will turn a stalemate into success. dagen: the trump administration is thinking about sending in more troops putting the surge at 3,000 to 4,000 americans. here to discuss whether a true surge would do the job is buck sexton. what do you make of the idea we are going to send 3,000 to 4,000 more americans into afghanistan? >> it's not going to be enough. repeating the word strategy when it comes to afghanistan is not a strategy. to be fair to the administration, we should see. maybe they wil

the attack was supposed to target taliban fighters. the police chief believes the officers were not in uniform and were mistaken for the taliban. >>> and back here at home, news tonight about senator john mccain's condition. senator mccain revealing he's been treated for brain cancer following surgery to remove a blood clot above his eye. his daughter, meghan, posting a photo of them in arizona today. >>> next tonight, the american parents accusing a hospital in mexico of holding their newborn son hostage in a battle over medical bills. the baby due in october, born early while they were on vacation. the family claims when they tried to take the baby home the hospital refused, hitting them with a bill for thousands of dollars. here's abc's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: tonight, baby beckham ralph is home in indiana after a fight. not just for the preemie's life, but his family says, to get him released from the mexican hospital where he was born. >> it was health hostage -- hospital hostage. >> reporter: beckham's parents on vacation in

the pakistani taliban claimed that attack. philippines president rodrigo duterte insisted today he'll continue a drug crackdown that's claimed thousands of lives. in a "state of the union" address, he called the victims "beasts and vultures" and he vowed he'd go to prison first before giving in. >> the fight will not stop until those who deal in it understand that they have to cease, they have to stop because the alternative are either jail or hell. >> woodruff: as duterte spoke, thousands of left-wing protesters marched in opposition. he met with them later, but warned he'll order police to shoot anyone who causes disturbances. the president of poland broke with his party today, and vetoed two bills aimed at curbing the independence of judges. the legislation had triggered mass demonstrations. diana magnay, of independent television news, filed this report. >> reporter: for days and long into each night they protested in cities across poland against judicial reforms they felt might snuff out what's left of liberal democracy h

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we'll be aggressive against the taliban and international terrorists. there was no focus and no resources. we don't have an ambassador in pakistan and pakistan, there is no effort on tillerson part to be apart of the team to turn around in afghanistan and his statement of syria really disturbed me. putin does not have it right when it comes to syria. this syria fire -- this cease-fire is going to have assad. secretary tillerson needs to staff up the state department and use it widely. they're completely a wall when it comes to their part of astrology and afghanistan. >> before i let you go. healthcare and the department front. are you ready to support this bill? >> is there a vote on healthcare in the next two weeks in the u.s. senate? >> i think this bill is better than obamacare and south carolina, we are down to one exchange, 70% of the county. whether or not we can come together, kri don't know. you got different counts of the republican party. if obamacare is going to fall, lets work together. >> senator dprgraham, ill leav it there. only you is wi

the taliban claimed responsibility. >> a florida man arrested in a deadly immigrant smuggling case in texas. james bradley jr. was arrested after several people were found crammed in a tractor-trailer. nine victims died heat related conditions. officials fear the death toll will rise. >> president trump scheduled to speak at the white house aout healthcare reform nearly a week after the president pressed republican senators to agree to an alternative to the affordable care act before taking an august recess. now republican senate leaders are pushing back their august recess in an effort to push healthcare through. a vote is set for tomorrow on the gop plan to replace the. a. many expect it to fail because not enough republicans are on board with the that plan. >> white house adviser jared kushner heads to capitol hill this morning investigation into russian meddling in the 2016 election. senate officials say donald trump jr. and paul manafort have agreed to provide documents and to be interviewed behind closed doors. this comes as congress reaches an agreement on a bill that would put

the taliban for the united states or her through them in 2011. saudi arabia and uae were two of the three states. saudi arabia -- i don't want to engage in saudi bashing. i am talking about the united states accusing iran of supporting terrorism went its own allies have been on the record but now they are exposing each other about who was first in recognizing isis as a terrorist organization. >> let me clear up one thing. a question on the minds of many americans like think. do you believe that saudi arabia supports al qaeda? hasorts al-nusra, which it -- which has new names now? do you believe they support isis? a lot of saudiat money went to support these organizations. are children of saudi intelligence services. was aw that al qaeda child of saudi intelligence services during the fight with the soviets. which wasn government sponsoring al qaeda, was only recognized by three dates -- two of them were saudi arabia and the united arab emirates. >> what about pakistan? >> that is a neighbor. as a neighbor they have a problem. but for saudi arabia

can we agree on the islamist militias in libya, syrianess and somalia, the taliban in hamas. there is no debate about that at all. and it's not one or two, it is a consistent pattern of behavior. and it is the continued attempt to undermine countries like egypt, countries like saudi arabia, like the uae. were you recently in a conference where a mutual friend told you about them supporting the muslim brotherhood and inn their particle amry elections. >> rose: he worried about the muslim brotherhood in his country. >> we all do. because these are groups that fundamentally undermine our staibilityd. >> rose: i will come back to this but talk about iran. they came out of the riyadh conference, this united opposition to iran, the president spoke to it and has spoken to it since then. is there, what is the basic split and the basic fear of iran. is it that they are supporting terrorism and they are supporting groups that are in opposition to the views of the united arab emirates and to the views of saudi arabia and to the views of other sunni arab states? is that essentially the c

forces were all across the country getting into skirmishes with taliban forces two thousand u.s. troops have actually died in afghanistan and a number of. them have died from friendly fire incidents like the one that just recently took place there was a famous incident where pat tillman a celebrity football player who had volunteered to fight now afghanistan was killed by friendly fire at this point there are eight thousand five hundred u.s. troops in afghanistan alongside five thousand other nato forces that are in the country as the escalation of air strikes continues more air strikes are being carried out more munitions are being fired the risk for afghan security forces as well as for u.s. troops in the country is rising people like this should not make such a mistake which will have a huge you know negative but if a question without. going to leadership or. going to people there's definitely these kind of. these kinds of actually. it does. position make many people actually join them. also it will make the recruitment process much much easier definitely the alta. definitivel

kabul has seen a number of deadly attacks this year blamed on the taliban or so—called islamic state. israel says its to remove metal detectors from the disputed holy site injerusalem. the un's middle east envoy has warned of catastrophic costs if the recent tensions didn't ease in time for friday's muslim prayers. the detectors were installed after two policemen were killed, sparking days of deadly clashes. not a good day for beliebers. the pop star, justin bieber, has cancelled the rest of his current world tour due to what his publicist called "unforeseen circumstances. " the 23—year—old canadian superstar was due to resume his "purpose" tour on thursday with 15 shows across north america and asia. japan's prime minister, shinzo abe, is facing an uphill struggle amid plummeting ratings and a growing lack of confidence in his leadership. the latest public opinion polls suggest support has dropped to less than 30%. this week he is facing a tough grilling in both houses of parliament over claims he exploited his political power to help a long—time friend. his reputation is being

seeing the results of one of these air strikes going wrong here striking allied forces as opposed to taliban troops. so this uptick in air strikes has some risks associated with it, this renewed u.s. effort in afghanistan showing some of the pitfalls that are there. and one of the things, additional troops that the military is seeking for afghanistan, one of the things they would do is call in these kinds of air strikes, advisors who could coordinate with u.s. and nato air power. so this is all factoring in as the trump administration kind of weighs what it wants to do in afghanistan in the wider region, a decision many expect to be made relatively soon, fred. >> okay, and there's a u.s. military statement on this? >> reporter: yes, there is. the u.s. issued a statement apologizing -- u.s. forces in afghanistan issued a statement apologizing saying they wanted to express the deepest condolences to the families affected by the unfortunate incident. this is something that the coalition kind of produces these statements, incidents have happened in the past, of course it's considered a terrible

the taliban have claimed responsiblity for the attack. happening today - president trump will make a statement on healthcare today as senate republicans make their final push to repeal obamacare. but in a series of tweets sunday, the president expressed his frustration.. saying they "do very little to protect their president"... and vowing quote "repurcussions" if republicans fail to repeal and replace obamacare. a possible predural vote on whether to begin debate on the embattled republican health care bill could come as early as tomorrow. but it remains unclear if there is enough support to even begin that debate. meanwhile - the president's son-in-law heads to capitol hill today. jared kushner will answer questions from senators in a closed-door session as part of an investigation into russian meddling. tomorrow, he'll face anothr from a house panel. kushner will likely be asked about a meeting he attended last year with his brother-in-law, donald trump junior, and former trump campaign chair paul manafort. trump junior and manafort ar

supported operation against taliban insurgents. officials in afghanistan say police officers with the army after they recaptured the post from the taliban. they say the officers were not in uniform at the time. >>> i want to tell you about this story coming into our newsroom, all new this morning. one person dead, two others critically injured, this after a shooting at a popular pizza shot in new mexico. it happened in albuquerque late last night at dion's pizza location. this the type of place people usually go with their kids, husband, wife, family place, right? it happened friday night. we're learning one of the victims was a young boy. witnesses say they heard a commotion outside right before the shooting happened. there's still no word on what caused it. >>> so picture this. you sit down at a starbucks and a knife and a gun. how the would be robber was stopped before he knew what hit him. >> pretty bizarre. >> they carry handcuffs, pepper spray and a gun. one officer's most valuable tool, he's holding it inis h [ intense music

like taliban and the profiting from this looting and so it is even more egregious if you will it is even more concerning for us that people who know this and yet they still continue to buy these goods and sell them on friday july the seventh here in moscow i'll be back at the top of the hour with more global headlines been in the meantime there is no escaping that we're living in a wired world these days a former pentagon advisor tells so fishermen out say about all the challenges that that brings momentarily. it was only a matter of time before congressional democrats would attempt to impeach and remove donald trump from the presidency well it's happening at this point it is unlikely this endeavor will succeed but this isn't stopping. welcome to the wonderful world of blood donation. every three weeks to get my transfusion to be specific i receive in. my body gets. produced itself around the world giving blood is seen as a symbol of generosity. because it helps people that's one of the side effects is that it. puts money on your car immediately. half of all plasma based drugs today come

the majority of these victims died in attacks by the taliban and the islamic state group. the venezuelan opposition's cold for a twenty four hour general strike on thursday. indeed intensification of its campaign against the government of nicolas maduro's. pinouts but was made a day off the millions of venezuelans took power in an unofficial referendum against mr madurez plans we really. the white house today valve then announcements coming very shortly on iran's nuclear greenidge reached with wild palace during via bomber administration. every ninety days the us state department must notify congress if tehran is in compliance but this time it comes after chinese american was sentenced to ten years in an iranian prison. on spying charges the us nationals been identified dizzy you won't a thirty seven year old research from princeton university. mr wong was arrested last august as he tried to leave the country according to the judiciary's news agency. split short time ago i spoke with kareem subject pool from the carnegie endowment for international peace. president trump h

in its annual report for 2016, it also said jihadist groups such as islamic state, al-qaeda and the taliban were the leading culprits for terrorist attacks. the bbc has revealed two—thirds of its stars earning more than $200,000 are men, and admitted the corporation has to do more to tackle the gender pay gap. the bbc was compelled to reveal the information under the terms agreed with the uk government. there is also a gap between the pay for white presenters and those from a black, asian and minority ethnic backgrounds. the world health organization says two—thirds of the global population is now protected by a range of anti—smoking measures, a four—fold increase in ten years. the who says the policies, such as advertising bans and higher tobacco taxes, have saved millions of lives but warns that smoking is still killing 7 million people annually. japan's first mongolian—born oyakata, or sumo master, has taken over one of the most famous sumo stables in japan. the tough training and tradition—bound ways have put off many local youth from the sport, leaving sumo to be dominated

a really important question because the challenge for qatar is it's not only [ inaudible ] it's the taliban office, it's u.n. designated individuals so doha through that lens begins to look like a playground for international scoff laws and terrorists, right? but it raises an interesting question. is it better to have individuals in a place where you can perhaps control them, monitor them, communicate with them, have a channel to those organizations if you do desire to have that communication. that's a really important question, you know, something i thought about is if the qatari's are doing this and they're doing this in a way that is advantageous to the international community, there is an understanding that, look, we want a place where maybe there is a negotiation happening with the taliban, we want it to happen in a safe place like doha, maybe that's okay but maybe that shouldn't be just a qatari decision or maybe it should be a much more open decision made with its neighbors as well as other key partners like the afghan government. so i think it's an important question but one that qa

i'm one of 28 survivorring americans overrun by 300-plus taliban in an 18-hour firefight. i shook shrapnel my legs, went through my shoulder and out the bottom of my arm. that was pretty much when i realized i didn't want to be in the military anymore. >> the hail mary! robert: after his deployment, as ironic's as it sounds, college football was step. dabo swinney saw his training video and he went to get a spot with the ram. now he is best selling author and motivational speaker and giving back what was given. >> i have been to funerals and ceremonies and i have young kids that will grow up without a father. father that is a friend of mine. robert: d.c. united will face off tonight against the out-of-towners. on our sister station newschannel8. they need a win badly. larry: they do. robert: just say that. larry: go black and red. robert: yes, yes, please go. alison: thank you. coming up at 5:00, fighting fires and what the crews are up against tonight in california. alison: well, developing now as we look outside. four dozen major fires are burning across the western u.s.

the days and weeks ahead it is the destruction of islamic state, the first since the downfall of the taliban in 2001. however, we have isis in the state it was from 2014 to 2017 because of iran's intervention in iraq and syria. supporting its clients, particularly president assad, but also some of the shia politicians in iraq. and isis... we have to avoid that happening again. iran is the next big issue that the trump administration is going to have to tackle. it is not ready to do it yet because it has been preoccupied understandably with isis. it seems to me that the united states sees a friend in the prime minister, someone they can work with. he is already on record as saying they need a federalism in iraq that works for the sunnis and the kurds. when it comes to mosul, that is tricky. it isa it comes to mosul, that is tricky. it is a city were all others different societies are present. how do you command a city like mosul and give these communities faith that their interests are being upheld? there is a standard that we have learned in many conflicts. i think of sarajevo in bosnia. it

was assisting afghan forces in an operation against the taliban. >>> tensions are high in the middle east this morning where israel has sent additional troops to the west bank following friday's day of rage. at least six people were killed in clashes centered around increased security measures at a site sacred to jews and muslims in jerusalem. jane ferguson has more from our london bureau. >> reporter: good morning. after a day of deadly violence, israeli forces patrolled a tense west bank this morning. a family of jewish settlers were killed friday night. the attacker snuck their home and stabbed a woman to death before being shot by a neighbor. their murders revenge for the killing of palestinian protestors with israeli security thousands of muslims worshippers prayed in the street rather than enter mosques on friday. they were protesting against metal detectors being placed at one of the holiest sites in islam. police put the scanners there after a deadly attack against them last week they claim was launched from the mosque. palestinians see the security measures as part of creepi

our current situation, replace it with an authorization of use of force against al qaeda, isis, the taliban and their associated forces, it would place no geographic limits and no limits on the introduction of ground force, but it would have these necessary safeguards, first it would have a sunset date of three years so we don't again get to a 15-year period where we can't get a vote on an authorization and it goes on beyond its intended life. but it would also provide that if a president decided to introduce ground troops in a combat mission, a privileged motion would be in order that any member could trigger where within a discreet period of time set up by the war power act, you could compel a vote to either approve or modify or repeal the existing authority. that would, of course, not prevent us from taking a vote at any other time but it would at least allow a vote. and some accountability. so i commend that for people's consideration as a way we might navigate the distance between the parties. and appreciate, again, my colleague from oklahoma's efforts to get us to weigh in and conside

additionally, al qaeda remains active in afghanistan and has retained its close links to the resurgent taliban. meanwhile, other threats from belligerent regimes like iran, north korea, continue to intensify while instability in failed states like libya present pressing security challenges to the u.s. and our european allies, including through the facilitations of waves of mass migration to the west. this will ensure the dedicated men and women have the funding, authority and support they need to keep us safe while providing congress the tools it needs to provide robust oversight over its actions. with that, mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from california is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. i rise in opposition to taking up the intelligence authorization act on suspension at a time when issues concerning the intelligence community have taken on an even greater significance and urgency and taking up the bill in this way will deprive members of the opportunity to offer i

table all amount to the taliban surrendering at the same time it were ignoring. any opportunity to talk to the taliban we are not allowing them to talk to us we are disregarding any efforts they're making at talking and we know this now and it was clear that they were attempting to talk to us there was clear if you look at media reports from the period if you look at historical records now and if you look at i mean there's been things have come out over the last couple years about efforts by other countries efforts by other intermediaries one of the reasons why i resigned in protest in two thousand and nine from my position was the united states government's insistence on not negotiating i went there maybe it was very naive of me very maybe very foolhardy of me but i thought part of what my job as a political officer was to be was to help bring about an end of the war not. helped oversee an escalation of the war to bring about some kind of political victory for the present united states so that he could claim he could claim a victory so that we can withdraw our t

the area in southern afghanistan, is now controlled by the taliban. u.s. marines recently returned there after several years to help drive them out. charlie dagata visited the troops. >> reporter: the last time u.s. marines were here, a force of 20,000 all but drove the taliban out of their stronghold of helmand province. back then, brigadier general roger turner was a colonel. >> did you think you would be back here? >> no i didn't. really didn't. i left here in 2012. and we knew that the mission was going to end in, 2014. so, i, i didn't think i would be back here no. >> reporter: this time his mission is dramatically different. in command of just 300 marines, training afghans to fight for themselves. we joined them as they flew over what is once again, taliban held territory. because not long after the swept through helmand recapturing territory, u.s. forces fought and died for. with 349 american lives lost. >> this one of my positions. we can't give the location but this used to be a u.s. marine base. how hard of a fight do you think this is going to b

this was facilitated by the qataris and the taliban five are high-ranking taliban officials. operatives ultimately came to qatar as well. they augmented the presence that had already been there. since that time the concern has been not just that there has been an official presence of the taliban inside doha. but rather that also taliban officials, taliban militants have come in and they have reconnected with the taliban five and some of the others. there's concern that it's not just that presence that was first blessed by the obama administration, but that there have been some operational concerns as well. >> thank you and i yield back. >> the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman of new york, mr. zeldin for five minutes. >> qatar, a question for anyone who is able to answer, does qatar view hamas as a terrorist organization? >> or maybe a multiple choice. or does qatar view hamas as a legitimate resistance? or would you give it some other characterization? how does the government of qatar view hamas. >> i'll start. the government of qatar does not see ham

but rather taliban officials, taliban militants have come in and reconnected with a taliban and some of the others. there is concern that it's not just that presence that was blessed by the obama administration but things of operational concern as well. >> think and i yield back. hepatoma notes that. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from new york mr. zeldin for five minutes. >> thank you madam chairwoman. this question is for anyone who's able to answer. this qatar view hamas as a terrorist organization? or maybe multiple choice. or does qatar view hamas as a legitimate resistance or would you give us some other characterization? how does the government of qatar view hamas? >> maybe i will start. the government of qatar does not see hamas as a terrorist organization. the violence hamas carries out is legitimate and continues to insist as this crisis has unfolded they do not agree with the definition of terrorism that their critics are using. again i see it as a poor defense. they know exactly how we view the problem and they are allies of the united states. they are hosting our

this was facilitated by the qataris and the taliban five these are high ranking taliban officials and operatives ultimately came to qatar, as well. so they augmented the presence that had already been there. since that time the concern has not been just that there has been an official presence of the taliban inside doha but rather that are also taliban officials, taliban militants have come in and they have reconnect the with the taliban five and some of the others. so there's concern that it's not just that presence that was first blessed by the obama administration but there have been some operational concerns, as well. >> thank you. i yield back. >> gentleman yielding back. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from new york, mr. zelden for five minutes. >> thank you, madam chairwoman. does qatar this question for anyone who is able to answer. does qatar view hamas as a terrorist organization? >>ing. > or i could maybe a multiple choice. or does qatar view hamas as a legitimate resistance? or would you give it some other characterization? how does the government of qatar view hama

the area in southern afghanistan, is now controlled by the taliban. u.s. marines recently returned there after several years to help drive them out. charlie dagata visited the troops. >> reporter: the last time u.s. marines were here, a force of 20,000 all but drove the taliban out of their stronghold of helmand province. back then, brigadier general roger turner was a colonel. >> did you think you would be back here? >> no i didn't. really didn't. i left here in 2012. and we knew that the mission was going to end in, 2014. so, i, i didn't think i would be back here no. >> reporter: this time his mission is dramatically different. in command of just 300 marines, training afghans to fight for themselves. we joined them as they flew over what is once again, taliban held territory. because not long after the marines pulled out, the taliban swept through helmand recapturing territory, u.s. forces fought and died for. with 349 american lives lost. >> this one of my positions. we can't give the location but this used to be a u.s. marine base. how hard of a fight

you know if in a position of taliban leadership i would be extremely happy by this failure which taking place everywhere so definitely mr ranney the president will be in a very very difficult situation seeing his people his soldiers are must go by his friends that are american so it is it is appalling position to be honest a bill thanks for coming and giving us your thoughts here in r.t. international abdel bari atwan writer and commentator is my guest. i think. moving on to other news now while italy's been begging the e.u. for help in dealing with record influx of refugees austria's foreign minister is urged rome not to allow newcomers to make it to the mainland he declared that even if they are plucked from the sea they shouldn't get quote a ticket to central europe and that's as the mayor of palermo said that the indifference of some states in the block to the crisis equates to fascism. that europe will be on trial for genocide this will be a second nuremberg trial maybe not in the courts but in the history books because of this ongoing genocide in the mediterranean and it's all bec

this was facilitated by qatar and the taliban five, these are high ranking taliban officials. both came to qatar as well. and so they augmented the presence that had already been there. since that time, the concern has been not just there has been an official presence of the taliban inside doha, but rather that also taliban officials, taliban militants have come in and they have reconnected with the taliban five and some of the others. so there is concern that it's not just that presence that was first blessed by the obama administration, but that there have been some operational concerns as well. >> thank you. and i yield back. >> gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york for five minutes. >> thank you, madam chairwoman. does qatar -- this question for anyone who is able to answer. does qatar view hamass as a terrorist organization? or maybe a multiple choice. or does qatar view hamass as a legitimate resistance? or would you give it some other characterization? how does the government of qatar view them? >> maybe i'll start. the government of qa

afghan officials assume they are being held captive by the taliban. understand, there are airstrikes carried out for four hours of intense battles. units in a big numbers along with anti-taliban fighters are on the offensive and try to attack more bases. a very prevalent feature in this part of the military strategy. obviously, it is of the fighting season. both sides are upping the ante. and the taliban have wo won advantage -- from 2016 onward and have control of more ground and they are able to really target areas where previously the police and army could recruit from. we know it has been an increasing number of attacks in kabul, the capital. in terms of kandahar on how strong would you say that taliban's presence is at this point? >> what has surprised me, for example, a few years ago, kandahar was one of the most safest of promises in afghanistan. provinces,fferent all of these profits is are in and around as provinces are all in and around -- all these promises are in and around kandahar and it is mainly credited to the police chief of kandahar

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